Thursday, July 24, 2008

Zipper Pull Tutorial

Now, did I mention something about being excited by zipper pulls...? If anyone tries to look at them on my website tonight, they'll see a BIG FAT ZERO.... quite literally. My web hosts have pulled me off the air (again) for blowing out my bandwith allowance (the amount of viewing/downloads people can do). Seems that my tips and tutorials are SOOOOO popular that even doubling my allowance (and therefore cost!!) isn't helping to keep bandwidth under control.Hmmm... seems like a few tutorials have to go, and it looks like the blog will have to be "home of the tutorial" from now on.Here's the first one -How to Attach A Zipper Pull.

1. Take a bag with a normal zip.

2. Use the cutting blades on pliers to cut off the top of the existing zipper pull. Gently ease out the remaining piece that's caught under the loop in the zipper head.

3. Take the new zipper pull and SQUEEZE the hook side of the loop (as hard as you can with your thumb) until it unhooks.4. Open up the loop and hook it through the zipper head. (Perhaps you might consider a having a manicure first if you plan to photograph yourself doing this...).

6. Snap the hook closed again, and marvel at the miraculous transformation of your bag.

Re: the website being off the air - I've sent the hosties a big "HEEEELP!" email, so it will hopefully be sorted by the morning.

13 comments:

Love the zipper pulls and the tutorial. Bah humbug to your webhosts - what rotters taking your site down. Can you move your tutorials to somewhere like Scribd instead, then just provide links from your site? That way they take the hit for the download instead of you.

Oh! Even yesterday I saw all your website perfectly!And the zipper pulls are great, all of them!but before i can buy them i have to learn (what a shame...) to sew zippers - but i am decided to lost, better to gain, an afternoon and try - it's a shame not to know!

Love them! Actually, I have a favourite cardi that needs one (the original zipper pull came off). I'll be putting a few of those in my next order. Probably should play with the previous too orders first though ;)

After searching online for 90 minutes this is the first site I have found to answer this seemingly easy question - don't know why the manufacturers of these pulls can't just print these instructions for us neophytes!!Thank you!!!